Dr George J Valooran is an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon with more than 12 years of experience in the field of adult cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He is a committed and thorough professional with a strong academic background and a compassionate attitude. After completing MBBS from the prestigious Madras Medical College, he joined the Central Government Institute of National Importance JIPMER, Puducherry to train in General Surgery. He pursued his interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery post M.S by joining Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences briefly. He completed his super-specialty training from the National Institute Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram. He then completed an Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowship from Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand where he got advanced training in Aortic work and Heart transplants. After returning India he worked with high volume centers like Southern Headquarters Railway Hospitals, Perambur, Chennai and started performing beating heart coronary surgeries. He was instrumental in setting up a successful Cardiothoracic unit in General Hospital, Ernakulam which was the first State run District Hospital in India to perform Cardiac surgery. He and his team in General Hospital, Ernakulam started off an active off-pump CABG program and performed minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (CABG and Valve operations through small incisions in the chest wall replacing the midline breastbone splitting operations). Dr George J Valooran is an accomplished academician with highly cited publications in National and International Journals. He has presented research papers in several National and International meetings. He has a keen interest in pursuing an academic practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery. His areas of interest and expertise are: ⦁ Beating Heart CABG ⦁ Total Arterial and Multi-arterial CABG ⦁ Minimal Access Coronary Surgery ⦁ Minimal Access Valve operations ⦁ Aortic Surgeries-Dissections and Aneurysm ⦁ ECMO ⦁ Heart Transplants ⦁ Peripheral Vascular Surgery ⦁ Varicose Vein-Laser Treatment ⦁ Dialysis Access Surgery (A-V Fistula) PRESENTATIONS And achievements ⦁ Sternum sparing bilateral anterolateral thoracotomy approach improves early respiratory function after bilateral sequential lung transplantation. ⦁ Oral presentation, ANZSCTS November 2018, Noosa Pacific, Queensland, Australia ⦁ Oral presentation, IACTSCON 2019, Chennai. February 2019. ⦁ High Syntax Score. Can it predict significant concomitant carotid disease? Oral Presentation at IACTSCON 2016, Lucknow. February 2016. ⦁ Revascularization index as a quality indicator in OPCAB. Oral Presentation at IACTSCON 2016, Lucknow February 2016. ⦁ Preoperative Troponin I as a predictor of adverse events in patients with NSTEMI undergoing CABG-an outcome analysis. Oral presentation at International Coronary Congress 2016, New Delhi November 2016. ⦁ Presented in the “BEST PAPER CATEGORY”-Sequential therapy versus standard triple drug therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with perforated duodenal ulcer following simple closure in IASGCON 2010, Mumbai. ⦁ First Place in Colorectal Quiz Competition held in JIPMER, Puducherry 2010. ⦁ IACTS- Life member PUBLICATIONS ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Sebastian R, Smitha M. Aortic endarterectomy-a useful technique to utilize for aortic valve replacements in hostile aorta. Ind J ThoracCradiovasc Surg. 2020; in press ⦁ Valooran GJ, Sebastian R. Modular training in cardiothoracic residency-practical considerations to revive and streamline Indian training systems.Indian J ThoracCardiovascSurg 2017; 33: 361. ⦁ Nair SK, Valooran GJ, Sebastian R, Paul GC, Chandran R. LV clot evacuation using cardioscope assisted tricameral approach for idiopathic LV thrombosis. VIDEO Presentation. CTS Net publication- Accepted for publication in January 2017. In Processing. ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Chandrasekharan K, Thomas S, John J. ⦁ "Cryptic" mediastinal ⦁ tuberculosis with myasthenia-thymoma complex.Indian J Tuberc. 2016 Apr;63(2):133-5. ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Chandrasekharan K, Simon R, Dominic C. ⦁ ⦁ del ⦁ Nidocardioplegia⦁ in ⦁ adult cardiac surgery - scopes and concerns. Perfusion. 2016 Jan;31(1):6-14. ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Chandrasekharan K. Indian Heart J. 2015 Jul-Aug;67(4):351-8. ⦁ Strategies for the coronary surgeon to remain "competitive and co-operative" in the PCI ⦁ era. ⦁ Nayak RD, Paul M, Valooran GJ, Varghese R. ⦁ Emergent ⦁ endovascular⦁ stent grafting for ⦁ saccular arch aneurysm complicated by ⦁ aorto-esophageal⦁ fistula. Indian Heart J. 2015 Dec; 67 Suppl 3:S60-3. ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Chandrasekharan K ⦁ Rare case of proximal coronary plaque ⦁ regression after distal arterial grafting. Indian Heart J. 2016 Sep;68 Suppl 2:S47-S50. ⦁ Valooran GJ, Nair SK, Chandrasekharan K et al. Functional tricuspid regurgitation secondary to left-sided heart valve disease—a surgical perspective. India

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